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You can but that's not the point. What is very unusual here is that they are asking you if you want bigger ads, a slower experience, and recommend that you don
by GuB-42 5y ago
You can but that's not the point.
What is very unusual here is that they are asking you if you want bigger ads, a slower experience, and recommend that you don't chose that option. There is also an ad free, paid alternative in the small print.
It is the opposite of what the usual suggestions are. Generally, the most predominant is the paid option, then the one with big ads, then the one with small ads.
The most probable reason here is that they want to show you that if you don't like integrated ads that look like emails, you can, but it will be terrible. Maybe it is a legal requirement or something.
- yodon 5y agoAt least in gaming it's frequently possible for companies to make more money off the ad-supported version of a game than they do off the paid version (translation: advertisers will pay more for your leisure time than you will). Not sure if that's also true in domains like this.
- slowmovintarget 5y agoMore likely they're emphasizing the alternative that makes them the most money. The user-as-product is what Microsoft missed the boat on while concentrating on Windows lock-in under Balmer.